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segask
New Contributor
7 years ago

Does Cox Internet stay up as long as Cox Phone during a power outage?

I've been thinking of switching from Cox phone to another voip service like OOMA or Obi with Google Voice.  But in order for OOMA or Obi to work during a power outage the Cox internet signal has to b...
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segask
New Contributor
7 years ago

So lets say you have two next door neighbors who both have Cox internet.  One neighbor also has Cox Voice with a backup battery installed in their phone modem and a corded phone.  The other neighbor has OOMA with their cable modem, router, and OOMA unit plugged into a UPS backup power supply, and a corded phone. The neighbor with OOMA would have their phones working for the same length of time as the neighbor with Cox Voice?

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KevinM2
Former Moderator
7 years ago
Hi Segask, when the power goes out and the telephone back-up battery kicks in, the power supply typically lasts about eight hours on standby and up to four hours of talk time. Here's a link providing additional information about the battery.

www.cox.com/.../telephone-modem-battery.html

-Kevin M. Cox Support Forum Moderator